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Rattling noise

Discussion in 'Prius c Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by J05hua__, Apr 18, 2023.

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    Hello, I own a Prius c 2014 and have been hearing a rattling sound whenever I accelerate. This is usually heard when the car is not in ev mode. I recently changed the plugs and serviced the egr, injectors and manifold.I changed my oil and filters in January as well. At first I thought there was something loose, but I’ve checked everything inside the car. The noise is only heard when the car is moving and not when it’s parked.
     
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    Below is a video of the noise.
     
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    sounds like an exhaust heat shield
     
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    Unfortunately I had that checked already
     
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    can't get it to play for some reason
     
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    how many miles on her?
     
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    There are no engine codes?
     
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    Try clicking the arrow in the top right hand corner to play the video. The car is at 150k km
     
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    No engine codes
     
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    These are recording on apple devices, our PCs don't have the codec for MOV files.
     
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    i'm on a macbook and still no luck. now, the videos have disappeared altogether
     
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    It looks like an issue with the forum maybe...

    Here are the direct links to the google drive they're hosted at:

    Video 1:
    drive.google com/file/d/1v56amXDq5rcqxEU-N_XXbmsFvxOq2u_I/preview

    Video 2:
    drive.google com/file/d/1XeoT5rvFoNL5w3vfrbssgh54ksjNpddZ/preview

    I had to edit the URL, the forums automatically try to show the videos otherwise... just add a dot between google and com. The forum won't let me add direct URLs yet...

    The first video, I hear a couple clunks but no rattling so I don't know...
    The second video sure sounds funny, but I can't tell if that's just the mic getting overloaded or if your car really sounds like a blender? You tell me!
     
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    You’re not imagining it, the car is really making that noise
     
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    I carried it to a mechanic and he suggested I change the entire egr assembly. There aren’t any codes on the dashboard.
     
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    I unplugged the egr and took it for a drive, the noise subsided a little, but was still there.
     
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    Any updates?
     
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    Unfortunately no, still hearing the rattle. Everywhere I go, I hear a different reason to the noise. I ordered an obd II tool to check if there are any codes not appearing on the dash.